Nine partners with Houston-based Heim Payne & Chorush have been selected for the 28th edition of The Best Lawyers in America including firm co-founder Mike Heim who is singled out as Patent Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Houston

Mr Heim received the Lawyer of the Year honor based on his experience as a skilled strategist and trial lawyer Over his career he has helped a wide range of businesses protect their most important patented technology and frequently works with patent owners to develop long-term strategies for managing and enforcing patents He has led litigation teams from complaint to judgment in venues across the country as well as in post-grant proceedings at the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board and appeals at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Among the nine honorees three received Ones to Watch honors reserved for midcareer practitioners This year's Best Lawyers honorees include:

• Mike Heim – Patent and Intellectual Property Litigation Trial Lawyer of the Year
• Russell Chorush – Patent and Intellectual Property Litigation
• Les Payne – Intellectual Property Litigation
• Eric Enger – Patent and Intellectual Property Litigation
• James Boone Baxter – Patent Law
• Allan Bullwinkel – Patent Litigation
• Chris First – Ones to Watch: Patent and Antitrust Litigation
• Blaine Larson – Ones to Watch: Intellectual Property Litigation
• Alden Harris – Ones to Watch: Patent and Intellectual Property Litigation

The oldest and one of the most respected peer-review attorney guides in the country Best Lawyers in America is compiled through confidential client and peer evaluations and editorial research Honorees represent the top 5 percent of practicing attorneys

Heim Payne & Chorush LLP represents plaintiffs and defendants in litigation across a broad range of technologies and business sectors With a wide variety of technical and scientific backgrounds firm attorneys handle all facets of intellectual property litigation for some of the largest energy and technology firms as well as individuals and smaller companies Ranked among the most active and top-performing firms in matters before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board by Patexia Insights the firm takes pride in its ability to partner with other attorneys and firms to bring the best possible trial team together for the benefit of the client To learn more about the firm and the work it does visit wwwhpcllpcom